RANGE & ASSORTMENT / BUYING ANSWER
Prioritising a first wholesale assortment.
Which pet products should I develop first for a new collection?
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THE BUYING ANSWER
Start with a clear definition.
Rank the proposed styles by buyer need, unresolved development work and readiness of the available references. Begin sample discussions with the designs that can answer the most important collection questions, while keeping later additions clearly separate.
The decision behind the detail.
The first sample need not represent the largest future quantity. It may be the design with the hardest fit, decoration or packing decision.
PREPARE ONLY WHAT IS RELEVANT
Three details to bring.
- First-review styles
- Identify the references that need the earliest sample discussion.
- Decision to unlock
- Explain what each first sample should help your team decide.
- Later additions
- Record designs that should not delay the initial review.
Check together
- Keep sample priority separate from final order allocation.
- Record the reason each style is in the first group.
- Revisit priorities after the first physical review.
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